An Absolutely Top-Tier Reading List 绝对精品书单

1. 1 成 The Bewildering Adventures of Magical Girl Kokoro 成为魔法少女心酱的迷惑冒险 Arima Genius有马鬼才Sci-Fi1.7M WordsOngoing "Magical girls once basked in glory, but in the end, they were voted the most dangerous heroes of all. I saw our seniors weeping bitterly in despair, and I will never forget that sight. At that moment, I thought: if I were a magical girl too, I'd change people's minds! Now, with hope right before me, I have to ask myself if this is the only chance I'll ever get." "It is our solemn duty to restore the glory of magical girls!" "Come to think of it, we did film a promotional video like that 15Tickets537.9kClicks4kFavorites

   Curator note

   The first chapter of this book is very well written; it's a yuri (lesbian) story, but the main characters' romantic pairing isn't very clear. I haven't read the rest yet; I'm still reading it...

2. 2 早 Good Morning, Big Brother, Meow 早安 哥哥 喵 Qiu Mi La秋米拉Urban29k WordsCompleted Seven years with her older brother, with his little sister living as a cat. 0Tickets292kClicks5.9kFavorites

   Curator note

   Copper Mira is an older short story, which can be enjoyed as a short tale. It's a story about a brother-obsessed sister from the younger sister's perspective.

3. 3 听 Listening to the Rain 听雨 Qiu Mi La秋米拉Urban30k WordsCompleted Before her final moments, the blind girl said, "I want to hear the rain from my hometown one last time." 0Tickets115.9kClicks5.5kFavorites

   Curator note

   Copper Mira's masterpiece of short stories reads more like a serious literary work than a light novel.

4. 4 在 Becoming a Witch in a World Full of Strange Tales 在充满怪谈的世界里成为魔女 Bookish Words Eating Dirt吃土的书语Western Fantasy7.6M WordsOngoing Day 1: Lately, something seems a little off with my eyes. I keep seeing strange things. Wait, that cabinet just moved. I'll go take a look. Day 13: I can see them! Damn it! Why is this whole world crawling with urban legends!? Day 101: There's nothing left to be afraid of! I've put on the witch's long dress. I've become an urban legend! 173Tickets81.1MClicks211.1kFavorites

   Curator note

   This is a yuri (lesbian) stock trading novel. The most outstanding aspect of Shuyu's books is their world-building, and the stock trading element feels completely natural. I'm strongly against harem stories, but this one is genuinely very enjoyable to read.

5. 5 白 The White Plague Doctor 白色疫医 Amekawa Eiichi雨川荣一Western Fantasy26k WordsCompleted Clad in white, she walks across the scorching land. Her face is as cold as snow and frost, yet her heart burns with passion. Conspiracies and danger spread through the ruins, while an unseen hand manipulates everything. The innocent, dreamy girl once held fast to her ambitions, but now she must face cruel reality. When she and the other girl meet here, is it by chance, or fate? 0Tickets464Clicks11Favorites

   Curator note

   A short story transformed into an Arknights fanfiction; it left me with a slightly melancholic feeling after reading it...

6. 6 住 The Designer Who Lives in the Next Room 住在隔壁房间的设计师 Daban Smoked Chestnuts大板熏栗子Urban1.7M WordsOngoing Nanako was just an ordinary reporter for a Japanese magazine. One day, a Chinese designer moved into the apartment next door, and she quickly found him a headache. He was handsome and knew how to act cute, but Nanako just couldn't take to his personality. Their very first encounter left her in a terrible state. And so begins the story of a reporter and a designer. 0Tickets446.3kClicks5.9kFavorites

   Curator note

   Pure yuri 1v1, crushing all those harem-turned-yuri stories, a light slice-of-life narrative, already completed, the parts that seem unfinished are some side stories.

7. 7 小 Onodera Has Few Friends 小野寺的朋友很少 Like Water Flowing East似水东流Campus427k WordsCompleted By chance, Onodera's life acquired a fill-in-the-blank question. I don't have many friends, but I have a lot of [ ] P.S. The heroine is a girl who loves girls. In Volume 2, a supporting character changes sex (hence the gender-bender tag). 3,000 words updated daily. Feel free to bookmark! Please give me a pat and feed me. 0Tickets498.9kClicks4.5kFavorites

   Curator note

   It's a pure yuri (lesbian) romance novel with a wedding-style ending, where a bunch of characters choose one at the end—it's quite satisfying.

8. 8 女 A Daughter's Heart 女兒心 Silver Maiden in Troubled Times乱世银娘Campus4.8M WordsCompleted 1999. An ordinary boy. An accident. An operation. A new life as a girl. This novel is simply about everyday life. I dedicate this book to the classic gender-bender stories of the past, and hope there will still be successors to carry on their legacy, rather than everyone treating transformation as just a gimmick. 72Tickets12.8MClicks65.8kFavorites

   Curator note

   It has a bit of the feel of ancient Bianwen (a type of narrative literature).

9. 9 重 My Daily Life of Conquering Myself After Being Reborn 重生后的自我攻略日常 Li Tong离瞳Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in the past, I become a cute girl. I meet myself, who's just turned seventeen. I want to raise myself, but instead I get handed a complete defeat. Pulling it all off in one smooth motion, I'm a true hero among the reborn. Just everyday life, at a leisurely pace. If anything seems wrong, I'll admit my mistake right away, then refuse to change my ways till death. 0Tickets11.5MClicks49.1kFavorites

   Curator note

   Reborn and remarried, no major plot holes, a slightly confusing start, but the later parts are fairly normal and it ends well. Li Tong's writing style is quite good.

10. 10 作 Author, Your Man Says to Update 作者你男人让你去更新 SinicaCampus195k WordsCompleted Perhaps every unsettling change is meant to help you grasp the future you long for. So... the transformation romance written by a transformation-story author is about to begin~ (It's a little strange, so come on in and have fun.) 0Tickets3.6MClicks22.8kFavorites

    Curator note

    A subtly heartwarming slice-of-life story, a truly comforting experience after watching a corpse-themed video.

11. 11 瑶 Yao's Love Story 瑶的恋爱物语 Ah, Big Brother Jun啊大筠哥Urban684k WordsCompleted "The essence of love is actually a physiological phenomenon caused by the combined effects of three hormones on the human body: phenethylamine, norepinephrine, and dopamine." This was something Lin Yiyao, who had woken up one day to find herself turned into a girl, came across by chance in her teacher's book. "Song Yu, do you know what kissing feels like?" "Probably... sweet." "Then... let's try it." A sweet, everyday gender-swap-and-marriage story. Don't forget to give it five stars, okay? Ehe 0Tickets4.6MClicks26.1kFavorites

    Curator note

    Da Yun's first work after his reformation, a campus romance novel about a woman who transforms into a man, 1v1, the transformation at the beginning is a bit sudden, but the rest is fine.

12. 12 没 That's Right! This Wicked Witch Did It All! 没错！都是本妖女干的！ Jiang Yu Yi姜语衣Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing “Half the bad things in the world of cultivation were done by me, Xun Qiu. The other half, I ordered someone else to do.” “Say I’m wrong? Then show me the evidence!” Xun Qiu had no parents, just an orphan with an education level close to that of a snow leopard and absolutely no moral compass. She was a street beggar, a vagrant from the countryside. That is, until an accident brought the vast and fascinating world of cultivation before her eyes, along with the Nameless Book, which could let h 3Tickets2.8MClicks19.4kFavorites

    Curator note

    This is a 1v1 romance novel featuring a reversed marriage. The world-building is very well-developed, and while the main character is somewhat stereotypical, the author's writing skills are excellent, the outline is well-structured, and it's a carefully crafted work. Read it with confidence; there are no downsides.

13. 13 开 Develop the Game, Don't Develop Me 开发游戏，不是让你开发我 Ash Green Tea烟灰绿茶Campus438k WordsOngoing [Pure Love] [Gender Bender] [1v1] [Game Development] [School Club] [Japan] [Youth] [They Say the More Brackets, the More Popular] [Gloomy JK and Sunny Boy] In 2010, Kojima was still working at Konami, having just finished supervising a newly released PSP entry in a series. Some tiny Swede named Pinal was celebrating his work reaching one hundred thousand followers, while a classic Rockstar title was about to compete with first-party games on each console for the crown. No one could have known th 262Tickets919kClicks9.7kFavorites

    Curator note

    Set in Japan, the story revolves around rebirth, time travel, and marriage. The game's main plot is based on character development, and so far, the character development seems very successful; you can enjoy it without worry.

Other lists with The Bewildering Adventures of Magical Girl Kokoro